Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th March 2026

Manchester City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Nottingham Forest swing by this coming Wednesday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

The Sky Blues approach round 29 as number 2 in the Premier League table with 59 points on their account so far. With 28 rounds behind them, Nottingham Forest have amassed 27 points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.

The last time Manchester City played Nottingham Forest, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Wednesday.

The Citizens go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding eight. That amounts to an average of 0.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Nottingham Forest scored eight goals, conceded 13 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Nottingham Forest claimed a 1-0 win in the match prior to that.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 2-0 win against Salford City. They went on to beat Newcastle by 2-1, before also getting the better of Leeds in a 0-1 victory. Manchester City managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 12 goals and conceded three times.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest lost their previous three matches by 0-1 against Liverpool, 1-2 against Fenerbahce and 2-1 against Brighton. Nottingham Forest won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and seven scored.

Manchester City should be too strong at Etihad Stadium to drop any points against Nottingham Forest, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.

Manchester City scored 33 goals and conceded 14 in their last 16 games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 33 points and ten victories. Nottingham Forest fought their way to one wins and five points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target seven times in these matches, but also let in 14 goals. Manchester City have a record of 18 wins, five draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest are looking at seven wins, six draws and 15 defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Manchester City Squad

Guardiola will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Nottingham Forest from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/25), James Trafford (0/3), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/13), John Stones (0/7), Josko Gvardiol (2/16), Marc Guehi (2/26), Max Alleyne (0/2), Nathan Ake (0/14), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/11), Rico Lewis (0/10), Ruben Dias (2/24), Bernardo Silva (1/28), Jeremy Doku (1/20), Mateo Kovacic (0/1), Matheus Nunes (1/25), Nico Gonzalez (1/21), Nico O'Reilly (4/27), Phil Foden (7/24), Rayan Cherki (3/23), Rodri (0/16), Ryan McAidoo (0/0), Savinho (0/16), Sverre Halseth Nypan (0/0), Tijjani Reijnders (5/25), Antoine Semenyo (14/27), Erling Haaland (22/27), Omar Marmoush (1/16).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Nottingham Forest players that the manager Vitor Pereira will choose from for the upcoming game:

Angus Gunn (0/0), John Victor (0/5), Matz Sels (0/21), Stefan Ortega (0/3), Jair Cunha (0/2), Jimmy Sinclair (0/0), Luca Netz (0/0), Morato (0/14), Murillo (1/20), Neco Williams (1/27), Nicolo Savona (2/14), Nikola Milenkovic (0/28), Ola Aina (0/12), Willy Boly (0/0), Zach Abbott (0/2), Elliot Anderson (1/28), Ibrahim Sangare (2/20), James McAtee (0/8), Morgan Gibbs-White (7/28), Nicolas Dominguez (1/17), Omari Hutchinson (1/22), Ryan Yates (0/13), Callum Hudson-Odoi (3/26), Chris Wood (2/8), Dan Ndoye (1/21), Dilane Bakwa (0/10), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/0), Igor Jesus (2/27), Lorenzo Lucca (1/3), Taiwo Awoniyi (1/9).

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Manchester City have an almost full squad available against Nottingham Forest at Etihad Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Manchester City can't field Rodri on Wednesday against Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Wednesday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White can't be called upon by Nottingham Forest, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Nottingham Forest claimed a 1-0 win in the match prior to that. Manchester City seem to have a great read on Nottingham Forest, winning five times of the previous seven matches in the Premier League. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/8.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Results

In two of the previous seven matches between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest both teams scored.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Antoine Semenyo so far as he managed to score impressive 14 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and The Citizens rely on his abilities against Nottingham Forest. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Wednesday seems like a decent punt.

Manchester City won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Nottingham Forest won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing five. Manchester City kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at Etihad Stadium hoping to do so again on Wednesday. Nottingham Forest kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away games.

In the last seven encounters between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest over 2.5 goals came out three times, as Manchester City averaged 2.3 goals a game. Nottingham Forest scored an average of 0.42 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Nottingham Forest's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.